Прогноз на матч: paiN Gaming - MASONIC | Counter-Strike (CS2)

paiN Gaming and MASONIC will meet at FlowFiReLEAGUE 2022 Global Finals. An interesting meeting, because I would not consider the Brazilians as obvious favourites.

And last week, paiN Gaming failed at the regional RMR tournament, again failing to qualify for the Major. In turn, the Danish team shows quite a stable game when it comes to principled matches.

In general, I will not argue with the possible victory of paiN Gaming, but I will not say that the Brazilians are able to close with a clean sheet. Therefore, here I am inclined to consider a map from MASONIC.

form paiN Gaming

The 23rd team in the world ranking failed in the recent IEM Road to Rio 2022 Americas RMR. Moreover, the Brazilian team showed a crumpled game even at the start, having hardly beaten ARCTIC, and then lost to Complexity without a chance.

But even further, paiN Gaming continued to perform in a sine wave, alternating victories and defeats. The finish for the team was the defeat of Imperial Esports in tie-breaks, where she showed a monstrous game. In general, the Brazilians clearly cannot keep a certain bar at a distance, as well as lost in expectations.

paiN Gaming latest results:

• Lost to Complexity with a score of 7:16.
• Victory over Nouns with a score of 16:8.
• Defeat from FURIA with a score of 0:2.
• Victory over ATK with a score of 2:0.
• Defeated by Imperial Esports with a score of 0:2.

The best paiN Gaming cards:

• Dust 2 - 86% of wins.
• Nuke - 80% win rate.
• Overpass - 67% of wins.
• Ancient - 60% of wins.

Do not forget the fact that the Brazilian team refuses the Mirage card.

FORM MASONIC

The 59th team in the world ranking made it to the FlowFiReLEAGUE 2022 Global Finals on their own, having outplayed several strong opponents during the qualifiers.

However, the Danish team had further setbacks, as it dropped out of the ESEA Advanced Season 42 Europe playoffs early, and also took second place in the Pelaajat Nordic Masters Fall 2022 qualifiers.

Well, at least within the framework of Elisa Invitational Fall 2022, MASONIC is doing quite well, and the team regularly wins at Dust2.dk Ligaen Season 21.

Latest MASONIC results:

• Victory over Flames Ascent with a score of 16:13.
• Victory over Alpha Gaming with a score of 16:4.
• Victory over Astralis Talent with a score of 16:11.
• Victory over Sashi with a score of 16:8.
• Defeat from Tricked with a score of 17:19.

Best MASONIC cards:

• Vertigo - 100% wins.
• Inferno - 75% of wins.
• Dust 2 - 50% win rate.
• Ancient - 50% win rate.

Interestingly, the Danish team also prefers to ban Mirage.

PaiN Gaming vs MASONIC Match Statistics

The teams have not met before.

Prediction for the match paiN Gaming — MASONIC

Firstly, it is not clear who will be the first to ban the Mirage map, since the Danish team may take a risk on occasion. However, even without that, paiN Gaming has a number of weaknesses, including Vertigo and Inferno.

In general, I would not consider the Brazilian team a clear favorite, because they have not been getting along with the results lately. Well, the Danes have been holding the bar at their level for a long time, showing a stable game.

Therefore, in this case, I would recommend betting on Handicap by cards (+1.5) for the MASONIC team.